Exploration of Hydrogen Bonding's Practicality: A Crucial Leap for Future Economies and Climate Conservation
In the ongoing efforts to create conditions for businesses and society to benefit from the energy transition, the Technical Managing Director of Stadtwerke Neuss, Thomas Walkiewicz, has emphasized the importance of foresight, initiative, and close cooperation between all parties involved in hydrogen network expansion.
The hydrogen network expansion is a continuation of these efforts in Neuss. A three-stage concept has been proposed for network expansion, which includes conversion of existing pipelines, conversion of a short section of another pipeline, and targeted new construction. The feasibility study is a crucial contribution to sustainable energy supply in the Rhine region.
Thyssengas, a gas pipeline operator, has launched a feasibility study on expanding H2 pipeline connections to Neuss and Düsseldorf. This suggests that Thyssengas is actively considering the expansion of hydrogen infrastructure in the region. Thyssengas operates a gas network around 4,400 kilometers long, primarily in North Rhine-Westphalia and partly in Lower Saxony.
One of the key developments is the consideration of converting an existing natural gas pipeline to hydrogen as part of the H2 core network for initial network expansion. Additionally, a short section of another Thyssengas pipeline is being considered for conversion to hydrogen use in the second stage of network expansion.
The hydrogen core network is a key component of the energy transition, intended to connect industry, ports, storage facilities, and power plants. Thyssengas, Netzgesellschaft, Stadtwerke Neuss, and Speira are collaborating to explore network expansion for hydrogen consumers in the Neuss/Düsseldorf-West area.
Stadtwerke Neuss aims to connect companies and consumers in the region to a future-proof infrastructure for hydrogen network expansion. Speira views hydrogen as a key to decarbonization, enabling sustainable production processes. E.ON and the Mayr-Melnhof Karton Group have already invested in Europe's first fully automated, H2-ready combined heat and power plant.
Mayor Reiner Breuer emphasizes that timely access to the H2 core network is crucial for Neuss's industry and climate protection, and it must be price-competitive. The hydrogen network expansion aims to connect companies and consumers in the Neuss/Düsseldorf-West area to the future H2 core network, which, when completed by 2032, will be a 9,700-kilometer pipeline network as part of Germany's federal hydrogen core network.
By the end of 2025, the feasibility study will be completed to determine suitable pipelines for regional connection to the future H2 core network. This will pave the way for a more sustainable and decarbonized future for industries in Neuss and Düsseldorf-West.
- The hydrogen network expansion, a crucial step towards a sustainable energy supply in the Rhine region, is a continuation of ongoing efforts in Neuss.
- Thyssengas, being actively involved in the region's hydrogen infrastructure expansion, is conducting a feasibility study on expanding H2 pipeline connections to Neuss and Düsseldorf.
- Collaborative efforts between Thyssengas, Netzgesellschaft, Stadtwerke Neuss, and Speira are underway to explore network expansion for hydrogen consumers in the Neuss/Düsseldorf-West area.
- With investments in renewable energy sources like Europe's first fully automated, H2-ready combined heat and power plant, companies such as E.ON and the Mayr-Melnhof Karton Group are enabling sustainable production processes.
